Remembering the Rituals: Shamans, Temples and Ancestors
Remembering the Rituals: Shamans, Temples and Ancestors
This chapter examines the ritual practice of the Sibe people in Çabçal before Liberation. It discusses the double layer of social remembering through contemporary story-telling about the performed practices of the past and highlights the dominance of shamans and rituals in memories of village life. The chapter describes some observations about animated retellings of shaman stories, discussions of the details of ritual practice, and the re-singing of shamanic ritual songs. It suggests that shamanic rituals in the Sibe villages were and are powerful experiences in people's lives, re-lived and constantly embellished in retelling.
Keywords: ritual practice, Sibe people, Çab çal, shamans, village life, ritual songs
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